No one has ever opened fire in a Collin County, Texas, courtroom, and such incidents are vanishingly rare across the country. But District Attorney John Roach wants to be prepared just in case it happens. Back in 2003, The Dallas Morning News reports, Roach used $25,000 from asset forfeitures to purchase 'high-powered rifles, shotguns, helmets and shields' for a security team to protect him and his assistants.
Reason Magazine, February 6, 2011